The Lifestyle Eating and Performance Mediator Release Test (LEAP MRT) is a blood test that identifies the foods and chemicals in your diet that cause sensitivity or intolerance reactions. Chemicals in the diet may be found in processed foods or medications

Conditions associated with food sensitivities include Celiac Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Migraines, Asthma, Hypersensitivity Disorders (ADD/HD), Ear Infections, and Sinus Infections.

Symptoms associated with sensitivity or intolerance reactions could include (but are not limited to) frequent headaches/migraines, abdominal pain, bloating/abdominal distention, cramping, flatulence, fluid retention, diarrhea or constipation, swelling, hives/rash, eczema, chronic muscle or joint pain, fatigue, or interrupted sleep.

If you suffer from any of these chronic symptoms you know what it means to feel sick and in pain much of the time. The question is, did you ever think it was related to the food you were eating?

The LEAP MRT test identifies the foods and chemicals that are causing delayed reactions in your body. What does this mean? It means that a food you eat could start causing symptoms anywhere from 4 to 72 hours later. Making it very difficult to identify the culprits by trial and error. LEAP MRT takes the guesswork out of the equation. It is the most reliable and accurate test to identify food sensitivities that cause delayed reactions.

All of the above mentioned symptoms are a result of inflammation caused by these delayed reactions. When inflammation is allowed to exist for an extended period of time it begins to show up in our bodies as dis-ease, including those symptoms and health conditions I mention above.

Is LEAP the same as a test for food allergies? No, it is not. A food allergy test, like RAST or skin prick, can be done at your allergist’s office. Those tests look for antibodies created by your immune system that trigger an immediate and sometimes severe allergic reaction. A true food allergy that is mounted by the body’s immune system can result in hives, rash, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cramping, itchiness in the throat and elsewhere in the body, and sometimes anaphylaxis, a life threatening medical emergency requiring immediate attention.

Are food sensitivities genetic? Sometimes. Food sensitivities can be the same or different for people in the same family. Though two people may come from the same set of parents they are still unique in many ways. The foods that cause symptoms and the symptoms experienced may be different for both of them, but there may also be some of the same too.

Any food – fruit, vegetable, protein, grain, or seed – can cause a food sensitivity. Furthermore, reactions may be dose-dependent. A little of a food may be tolerated, a lot may not. Even foods we think of as healthy foods like garlic or onions or apples could cause a reaction.

LEAP MRT doesn’t just identify your food sensitivities, it teaches a new approach to eating. Using the dietary management strategies provided to you, you will clear the sensitivities you currently have and save yourself from developing new ones.